The 9.0 release contains all updates and bug fixes up to version 8.2.4 as well as introducing some additional features and benefits as detailed below.
Version 9.0.3 Update
New Features:
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RB-1154: First usage hint messages
Improvements:
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RB-1166: New UI languages - Spanish, German and French
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RB-1161: Robot's default Open AI model has to be updated
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RB-1159: Enable navigation to the next/previous image in the report image view
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RB-1130: Speed up Local Desktop typing
Bug Fixes:
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RB-1172: CLI Wizard command wrong in Mac OS and Linux native apps
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RB-1171: Setup wizard ignores the language specified through --locale
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RB-1170: Recorder image file name field font color too bright in dark mode
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RB-1169: Chromium may fail to load the page on very slow environments
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RB-1168: Operator exists fails for a certain rare variable content
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RB-1165: Report update & export actions to treat Workitem and Summary reports properly
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RB-1163: Hash character in script or Workitem file name breaks reporting
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RB-1162: Selenium fails to download driver for Chrome
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RB-1160: Redo doesn't work
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RB-1158: New reports show incorrect steps results of N/A and Not Tested
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RB-1156: License Key Manager freezing intermittently
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RB-1153: Demo issues
Version 9.0.2 Update
New Features:
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RB-1147: Data input example demo
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RB-1129: Advanced automation example demo
Improvements:
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RB-1151: Enable ChatGPT 5.4
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RB-1144: Enable Claude Fable 5
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RB-1128: Demo improvements
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RB-1096: Support sending of PDF and MS Office attachments to AI
Bug Fixes:
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RB-1149: Include and Run property editors don't resolve relative paths correctly
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RB-1148: Setup Wizard hangs on leaving the AI screen
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RB-1146: Automation in the CLI mode fails to establish connection specified through -c/--connect
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RB-1145: Executable package built on MS Windows fails to start on Mac OS and Linux
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RB-1143: Improve reliability of iOS screen mirror
Version 9.0.1 Update
New Features:
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RB-1132: Support conversion (export) of XML+XSL reports to HTML
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RB-1131: Automatic update of local Selenium Web Driver
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RB-1126: Support Robot license specified through a system variable
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RB-1125: One-click update of old reports to the new report templates
Improvements:
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RB-1142: Upgrade FlatLAF to 3.7.1
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RB-1141: Support of Claude Opus 4.8
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RB-1140: Improve license logging on the License Server side
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RB-1135: Support of iPhone 17e, iPad Pro M5 and iPad Air M4
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RB-1127: Improve performance of the Selenium hierarchy viewer window
Bug Fixes:
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RB-1138: License Manager sometimes shows wrong License Server version
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RB-1133: Report tree fails to refresh after report delete via Delete key
Version 9.0 Overview
Version 9.0 introduces a new guided startup experience designed to help both new and existing users get productive more quickly.
New Features:
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Startup Wizard (RB-1072)
A new guided setup wizard helps streamline initial configuration and project creation. The wizard can assist with:
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configuring licensing
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connecting to the target SUT
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creating an initial Project and Script
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optionally configuring AI services
Whether you are installing the application for the first time or setting up a new environment, the fully translated wizard provides a faster and more structured starting point.
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Live Tutorial (RB-455)
Added an interactive live tutorial to help users become familiar with core workflows and features directly within the application, resulting in an executable example.
Improvements:
RB-1121: Upgrade Selenium to 4.43
RB-1116: Prevent UI freeze
RB-1115: Property view to support scaling to small size
RB-1106: Redesigned suite of Reports
RB-974: Upgrade Android Platform Tools to 37
RB-967: Upgrade Chromium to 146
The updated suite of reports bring a unified view of your automation at summary and detailed levels with drill-through navigation.
If you want to see a live example report, you can do so here: Live Execution Report Sample
